Many health services non-functional in conflict-hit areas, study finds - Newspaper

KARACHI: A recently published study has found that maternal and child health services in the conflict-hit parts of Pakistan are severely affected due to insecurity, unavailability of staff and damage to healthcare facilities, suggesting the need for customised strategies to promote women and child health in these areas.
The study on healthcare in Pakistan’s violence-affected areas is published in BioMed Central’s Conflict and Health journal.
It was conducted by researchers at the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, in two areas of Pakistan: Balochistan — with a specific focus on the Makran belt that includes the districts of Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur — and (former) Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) due to the chronic nature of conflict in these areas.

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